Hello All
I completed my B.E in Chemical Engineering from the BITS, Pilani, and I have been a resident of the US for over a year now. I had applied for my masters in Petroleum Engg. for the Fall 2011 semester and I am in a dilemma right now. I have gotten an offer of admission from the Univ of Southern California, without funding and with a very late deadline of acceptance, and at the same time I have been informed by my first choice - UT austin - that i have been placed on their 'grey list' of qualified candidates and that my admission there is contingent on my securing an RA'ship. I have mailed a number of professors at UT, austin, and I have not received any very positive replied yet. Also, I have been informed that the date by which they make their decision could drag on till mid june or so, by when even USC might rescind my offer.
any idea what I should do?? Could I accept USC's offer and break it later on, if this UT austin offer pans out??